There’s a different side to the Colorado River that you won’t get from racing across the water in a powerboat. Through Topock Gorge, the river narrows between rugged rock walls, wildlife gathers along the shoreline, and the landscape feels a little removed from the busy recreation areas nearby. A kayak or canoe lets you experience that stretch at a slower pace, with time to look around instead of keeping your eyes on the next turn.
There’s a particular kind of desert vacation that golfers understand immediately. Get out early for a round beneath the Santa Rosa Mountains, enjoy a leisurely lunch, head back to a private pool, and leave the evening open for a good meal and a little downtime. No rushing between activities. No elaborate itinerary required.
There are plenty of places around Lake Havasu where you can grab a drink without giving much thought to how the building got there. The Nellie E. Saloon is not one of them.
A corporate offsite doesn’t have to mean fluorescent meeting rooms, scheduled coffee breaks, and everyone disappearing into separate hotel rooms at 6 p.m.
A good digital detox weekend isn’t about booking a rental with terrible Wi-Fi and hoping everyone survives.